Southold, New York, 1843: Young Mary blood trickling from behind the blindfold tied around her eyes, is interrogated about the events surrounding her grandmother's death. Mary, who hides a romantic relationship with the house maid, was raised in a repressively religious household. Her family, who believe they are acting on God's behalf, view the girls' relationship as an abomination, to be dealt with as severely as possible. The couple attempts to carry on in secret, but someone is always watching, and the threat to pay for their sins builds. But after the arrival of an enigmatic stranger, the tension increases, and it becomes clear that great and evil forces are at work.
From the acclaimed team that brought you the hit gay drama Shank Release is an explosive drama about violence abuse and budding love behind walls of a hellish prison. After finding himself locked-up for a serious crime young priest Jack (Daniel Brocklebank) struggles to adapt to life in an increasingly volitile prison replete with corrupt guards and a vulnerable cellmate (Wayne Virgo from Shank). However when he meets guard Martin (Garry Summers) a passionate but clandestine affair develops and he gets a new lease of life. Both men's dreams of escaping together are threatened as tensions rise and battle lines are drawn and soon their very survival becomes paramount. More visceral and gut-wrenching than most gay cinema in recent memory Release's unflinching exploration of justice retribution repression religion and love is an example of British cinema at its most refreshing controversial and exciting.
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